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#1 Postby Greg » Tue Jun 13, 2006 11:50 am

Oops! From the flashing red "update" link on the NHC home page.
It may be fixed by now...

000
WTNT61 KNHC 131633
TCUAT1
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006
1100 AM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006

...WARNING...
...HEADER INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FROM THE
...LAST OFFICIAL FORECAST FILE. CHECK THE
...HEADER BLOCK CAREFULLY, ESPECIALLY THE
...SYSTEM STATUS AND THE TIME-DATE LINE


******** TCU EXAMPLE ********

...RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATES THAT
TROPICAL STORM ALICIA HAS REACHED HURRICANE
STRENGTH...

SHORTLY BEFORE 6 PM CDT...RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT INDICATED THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS IN TROPICAL STORM ALICIA HAD INCREASED
TO HURRICANE FORCE...DETAILS WILL FOLLOW IN A
SPECIAL ADVISORY AT 7 PM CDT.

******** END EXAMPLE ********


FORECASTER [YOUR LAST NAME]



$$



http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCUAT1+shtml/131633.shtml
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#2 Postby NCHurricane » Tue Jun 13, 2006 11:53 am

Alicia, Alberto...at least they got the A right. :lol:

Hmm, deja vu?

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#3 Postby AJC3 » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:11 pm

corrected...

000
WTNT61 KNHC 131646
TCUAT1
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006
1245 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006

...ALBERTO MAKES LANDFALL...

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT AND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO HAS MADE LANDFALL IN THE BIG
BEND AREA OF FLORIDA NEAR ADAMS BEACH...ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA...AROUND 1230 PM EDT.

FORECASTER PASCH


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#4 Postby brunota2003 » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:12 pm

I got the same thing in my email from them...hopefully they will send out a corrected version, as they have already corrected it on their site...
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#5 Postby Swimdude » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:12 pm

That was HILARIOUS. I knew what this thread was about before I opened it. =D

I was like "uhhh that name was retired over twenty years ago!"
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#6 Postby kenl01 » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:22 pm

more than likely wishful thinking ?? :D :roll: :ggreen:
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#7 Postby JonathanBelles » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:24 pm

other than the name did it officially make hurricane strength?
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#8 Postby Brent » Tue Jun 13, 2006 12:27 pm

fact789 wrote:other than the name did it officially make hurricane strength?


No.
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#9 Postby CrazyC83 » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:05 pm

Even if Alicia was never retired, it would be a 2007 storm, not a 2006 storm.
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